Introduction:

This position is located in the Office of Human Capital, Strategies and Services, Human Capital's Assessment Unit, Workforce Planning Section. The work of the Section serves as the foundation for managing DHS/ICE's Human Capital. The section enables DHS/ICE to strategically meet current and future workforce needs and prevents unnecessary disruptions in maintaining a steady-state workforce. The Specialist further assists the organization by ensuring that the workforce meets future organizational goals and objectives by strategically leveraging its Human Capital.

As a Human Resources Specialist (Workforce Planning), at the full performance level, you will perform the following duties:

• Ensures alignment of the work to the strategic mission, identifies mission critical occupations and critical competencies; conducts supply analysis of current human resources including anticipated separations and retirements.
• Gathers, analyzes, and interprets human capital data and trends to support workforce and agency objectives.
• Provides data, develops guidance and recommendations, and advises senior leaders within and outside the agency to ensure a mission-ready workforce.
• Reviews and analyzes higher echelon policy and regulations related to resource management, with particular emphasis on human capital management policy and the DHS mandated workforce planning methodology.

The first 25 applicants will receive first consideration. Additional applicants, beyond the first 25, may be considered, upon management's request. Due to high volume of applicants, not all applicants will be considered.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation.
• You must successfully pass a drug screen.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service.
• Requirements by Closing Date: Unless otherwise noted, you must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• Time in Grade: Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade in the Federal service. Time in grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Probationary Period: This is a full-time permanent position (Career/Career-Conditional appointment). Upon appointment to this position, you may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

Qualifications

Please limit your resume to 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Minimum Qualifications: You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent performing the following duties:

• Developing and recommending human capital solutions to address current or emerging organizational challenges.
• Partnering with internal and external stakeholders to gather information, identify requirements, define objectives, develop strategies and monitor progress toward excepted outcomes.
• Interpreting and applying complex human capital laws, regulations, policies, guidance and advising leadership on actions needed to ensure compliance and support organizational objectives.
• Analyzing organizational priorities, mission requirements, and operating environments to identify human capital implications and develop appropriate recommendations.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.